Chinese Word: 滴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

滴HSK 5

Pinyin: dī

English Definition: a drop; to drip

Chinese Definition:
①液体一点一点地向下落：滴眼药。滴落。滴翠。水滴石穿(喻只要有恒心，不断努力，事情一定能成功，亦作“滴水穿石”)。滴漏(漏壶)。
②一点一点向下落的液体：水滴。汗滴。
③量词，用于滴下的液体的数量：滴水不漏。两滴墨水。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:啇 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 満

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点滴	diǎn dī	a drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
滴水HSK 5	dī shuǐ	water drop; dripping water
一点一滴HSK 5	yī diǎn yī dī	bit by bit; every little bit
滴灌	dī guàn	drip irrigation; to irrigate by drip feed
娇滴滴	jiāo dī dī	sweet; cute; delicately pretty

1		tā 他 de 的 hú zi 胡子 shàng 上 guà zhe 挂着 yī 一 dī 滴 hàn 汗。 There is a drop of sweat on his beard.
2		shāo shuǐ 烧水 de 的 shí hou 时候， bú yào 不要 ràng 让 shuǐ dī 水滴 dào 到 guō dǐ 锅底。 When boiling water, don't let it drip onto the bottom of the pot.
3		zhè 这 dào 道 cài 菜 yǒu 有 yī gǔ 一股 xiāng qì 香气， ràng 让 rén 人 chuí xián yù dī 垂涎欲滴。 This dish has a fragrant aroma that makes people salivate.
4		cóng 从 lóu xià 楼下 chuán lái 传来 de 的 zhèn zhèn 阵阵 měi shí 美食 xiāng wèi 香味 shǐ 使 wǒ 我 chuí xián yù dī 垂涎欲滴。 The aroma of delicious food wafting up from downstairs made my mouth water.
5		yǔ shuǐ 雨水 zài 在 chuāng hu 窗户 shàng 上 qiāo dǎ 敲打 zhe 着， fā chū 发出 “ dī dī 滴滴 dá 答 dá 答 ” de 的 shēng yīn 声音。 The rain beats against the window, making a "drip-drip" sound.

1		tā 他 de 的 hú zi 胡子 shàng 上 guà zhe 挂着 yī 一 dī 滴 hàn 汗。 There is a drop of sweat on his beard.
2		shāo shuǐ 烧水 de 的 shí hou 时候， bú yào 不要 ràng 让 shuǐ dī 水滴 dào 到 guō dǐ 锅底。 When boiling water, don't let it drip onto the bottom of the pot.
3		zhè 这 dào 道 cài 菜 yǒu 有 yī gǔ 一股 xiāng qì 香气， ràng 让 rén 人 chuí xián yù dī 垂涎欲滴。 This dish has a fragrant aroma that makes people salivate.
4		cóng 从 lóu xià 楼下 chuán lái 传来 de 的 zhèn zhèn 阵阵 měi shí 美食 xiāng wèi 香味 shǐ 使 wǒ 我 chuí xián yù dī 垂涎欲滴。 The aroma of delicious food wafting up from downstairs made my mouth water.
5		yǔ shuǐ 雨水 zài 在 chuāng hu 窗户 shàng 上 qiāo dǎ 敲打 zhe 着， fā chū 发出 “ dī dī 滴滴 dá 答 dá 答 ” de 的 shēng yīn 声音。 The rain beats against the window, making a "drip-drip" sound.